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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1957

Page

3

Coe Dads Day Activities Publicized at College

Coe College announces a Dads Day program featuring a coffee hour during registration from 9 to 11 a.m. in Voorhees lounge, a 11 to noon Dads Association meeting, a noon luncheon, seating at a 2 p.m. Carleton game, an all college coffee at 4:30, an Alpha Gamma Delta open house, and an 8 p.m. Kurt Weill production Down in the Valley with Cedar Rapids Promenade orchestra and Coe departments.

Association of Women Students Voorhees Dads’ Association Dads Kingston Stadium Cee- Carleton Greene Hall Alpha Gamma Delta Linda Schmitt Glenview Evelyn Melby Racine Wis Marijean MacDanel Fort Wayne Ind Kurt Weill Cedar Rapids Coe Music and Drama Departments

Miss Mimi Armstrong pledges Delta Gamma

Miss Mimi Armstrong, a freshman at Ohio Wesleyan College in Delaware Ohio, pledged to the Delta Gamma sorority after formal rush week. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Armstrong of Thirty fourth Street and Bever Avenue SE.

Mimi Armstrong Ohio Wesleyan College Delaware Ohio Delta Gamma Social Robert C. Armstrongs Bever Avenue

Cecilian Music Club to Elect Year’s Officers

The Cecilian Junior Music Club will elect officers for the year at its first fall meeting at Immaculate Conception School. The juvenile division meets at 1 p.m. with Leslie Morehead and Christine Nemmers in charge of program notes. The division meets at 2:30 p.m. with Sheryl Augustin reading notes. Performances include Clare Lefebvre and Kathleen Hindman.

Cecilian Immaculate Conception School Leslie Morehead Christine Nemmers Sheryl Augustin Clare Lefebvre Kathleen Hindman

Duplicate Bridge Club Winners Announced

Tuesday evening results list North and South winners Dr. L. G. Carrigg and Tait Cummins first. Mrs. John Stamy and Harry Miller second. Mrs. H. T. Yarowsky and Mrs. David Rapoport third. M. G. Feldman and Mrs. David Thaler fourth. East and West winners include Donald E. Loop and R. L. Vander Hamm first. Mrs. Al Mitchell and Mrs. George Venis second. Mrs. D. O. Thompson and Mrs. Norman Rudi third. Mr. and Mrs. Craig Huston fourth. The club meets next Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Roosevelt hotel.

Linden Drive Donald E. Loop Eleventh Avenue R. L. Vander Hamm Grande Avenue al Mitchell Linwood Street George Venis D. O. Thompson Marion Norman Rudi Oakland Road Craig Huston Thirty-seventh Street Roosevelt Hotel

Thornblooms Elected Leadership at Cedar Rapids Credit Women

Mrs Blair Thornbloom was elected president of the Cedar Rapids Credit Women's Breakfast club at a Wednesday meeting at Baranchan's restaurant. Other officers named were Mrs Clem ent Delaney vice president Nadine Wax secretary and Mrs Meril Gender treasurer. Thirty members and one guest Miss Jeanette Melberg attended.

Blair Thornbloom Cedar Rapids Credit Women’s Breakfast Club Baranchan’s Clement Delaney Nadine Wax Meril Gender Jeanette Melberg

Designing Women Boost Closet Space With Double Deck Hangs

Article suggests relocating closet hanging poles to create extra storage. In men’s closets a double deck plan doubles space for coats and bulky jackets. Raising the pole increases room for full length garments and allows shoe racks and boxes beneath. Women's closets gain drawers with higher poles.

Wardrobe Storage Tips From Clever Closet Design

The article discusses mounting extra hanging poles beneath coset ceilings in homes with high ceilings to store garment bags, draperies, and slipcovers that are not in current use. It emphasizes efficient use of space in closets and home storage.

C R Girls Candidates for ISC Homecoming

Two Cedar Rapids coeds Miss Carole Boughton and Miss Sandra Nagel are among 18 Homecoming queen candidates at Iowa State college. Boughton is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Boughton and Nagel of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Nagel. The queen will be chosen from six finalists and named at the homecoming weekend opening on Oct. 24.

Cedar Rapids

Navy Mothers Meeting at Coliseum Sets Hospital Gift

The Navy Mothers club voted to buy a portable typewriter for the Veterans hospital in Iowa City and sent 29 pair of scuffies to the facility. They discussed a November bazaar plan and welcomed Mrs. Melvin Corum as a new member. Hostesses were Mrs. Jay Bean, Mrs. Vernon Pickerell, Mrs. William Cochrane and Mrs. Harold Ralston.

Veterans Hospital Iowa City Navy Mothers Club Coliseum Melvin Corum Jay Bean Vernon Pickerell William Cochrane Harold Ralston

Several Hints To Ease House Work

Quick tips to speed house chores with gadgets and practical set ups. Use a plastic laundry basket in a tub to drain drip dry fabrics after washing. A portable ironing board boosts short ironing bursts. Store aerosol cleaners in a shoe holder for fast access. Line a wastebasket with a bag for tidy drawer and bathroom cleanup. KC says viewing is fine on channel 9.

Fashion Description of Strapless Bodice Gown with Pleats

Swirls of pleated taffeta accentuate the strapless bodice and inverted unpressed pleats shape the skirt. The design emphasizes texture and silhouette in a dramatic evening look.

Camp Fire Groups Elect Officers in Three Local Units

Ya-Ca-Wi-Co group elected Sue Ann Greenwood president Gwen Heath vice president Janet Hulbert secretary Rose mary Merritt treasurer Barbara Nixon scribe and Krissy Peter smith hostess. I-Yo-Pta group chose Sandy Adams as president with Ellen Baldauf Kay Woodhouge Kenny Carren Cheryl Jensen and Lois Rowell among officers. Bright-Eyed Blue Bird group at Erskine school named Linda Tschopp president Leslie Tschopp vice president Pam Current secretary Linda Carter Lee and Patty Jekerle as scribes.

Ya-Ca-Wi-Co Sue Ann Greenwood Gwen Heath Janet Hulbert Rosemary Merritt Barbara Nixon Krissy Petersmith Sandy Adams I-Yo-Pta Group Ellen Baldauf Kay Woodhouge Kenny Carren Cheryl Jensen Lois Rowell Susan Finkenbinder Patty Kelly Jeanne Zalesky Bright-Eyed Blue Bird Group Erskine School Linda Tschopp Leslie Tschopp Pam Current Linda Carter Lee Patty Jekerle Scribe

Prairie High Hosts Open House For New Homemaking Facilities

Prairie high school held an open house Tuesday to view the new homemaking facilities. Guests met home economics teacher Mrs. Jack Whipple as students from six classes served as hostesses.

Prairie High School Jack Whipple

Queen Elizabeth Visit Spurs Women to Diet and Weigh

New York women race to slim before Queen Elizabeth’s October 21 appearance. Reports say dieters plan quick weight loss and waist reductions, with salons bustling as women seek rapid results for luncheon banquets and Commonwealth ball.

New York Fira Benenson

Ball gown corsets to weight loss rush in salons

Women at a formal event rush to slim down as salons report a surge in dieting and weight loss plans. Several comment on dresses tightening, while others insist on maintaining current pounds. Notable figures Mrs. Robert Wagner and Mrs. Averell Harriman are seen in slim, American-designed outfits.

Miss Benenson Robert Wagner New York Averell Harriman

Three King's Daughters Circles Meet Tuesday

Ida Mans field circle with fifteen members held a luncheon at 354 Nine teenth street SE. Devotions by Mrs. Lowell Schwinger preceded sewing for St. Luke's hospital. Out-of-town guests included Mrs. Edna Speer, Mrs. John Morton, and Mrs. King McFadden.

King’s Daughters Ida Mansfield Charles M. Fisher Nineteenth Street Lowell Schwinger St. Luke’s Hospital Edna Speer St. Joseph John Morton Leesburg Fla King McFadden Torrence City Calif Ella Hungerford

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